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Title: Synthesis and Crystal Structure of the Layered Lanthanide Oxychlorides Ba3Ln2O5Cl2

Journal Article · · Inorganic Chemistry
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  1. Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, FL (United States). National High Magnetic Field Lab. (MagLab); Missouri State Univ., Springfield, MO (United States). Dept. of Physics, Astronomy, and Materials Science
  2. Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, FL (United States). National High Magnetic Field Lab. (MagLab)
  3. Univ. of Missouri, Columbia, MO (United States). Dept. of Physics and Astronomy
  4. Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, FL (United States). National High Magnetic Field Lab. (MagLab); Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, FL (United States). Dept. of Physics
  5. Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, FL (United States). National High Magnetic Field Lab. (MagLab); Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, FL (United States), FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, Dept. of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering

Single crystals of a new family of layered lanthanide oxychlorides, Ba3Ln2O5Cl2 (Ln = Gd–Lu), have been synthesized from a molten barium flux. This family crystallizes in the space group I4/mmm (No. 139; Z = 2) with lattice parameters a = 4.3384(1)–4.4541(1) Å and c = 24.5108(7)–24.8448(9) Å. Ba3Ln2O5Cl2 phases are built up of two different blocks: a perovskite double layer of stoichiometry Ba2Ln2O5 formed by corner-connected LnO5 tetragonal bipyramids and a puckered rock-salt-like interlayer of composition BaCl2. A complete structural study along with bond-valence-sum calculations shows that, for lanthanides larger than gadolinium, the structure becomes unstable. Density functional theory calculations show that the valence-band edge is dominated by oxygen orbitals, whereas the conduction band forms from Ba 5d orbitals. Finally, the synthesis of this family suggests a route to other potential multianion phases.

Research Organization:
Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Solid-State Solar-Thermal Energy Conversion Center (S3TEC)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0001299; FG02-09ER46577; SC0008832
OSTI ID:
1470520
Journal Information:
Inorganic Chemistry, Vol. 57, Issue 4; Related Information: S3TEC partners with Massachusetts Institute of Technology (lead); Boston College; Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; ISSN 0020-1669
Publisher:
American Chemical Society (ACS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
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